Profile: Fantasy baseball's waiver-wire MVP in 2010, Bautista owners aren't certain of what they'll get in 2011. Fifty-four homers is extremely unlikely to be his true-talent level, and even if it was, teams will simply stop pitching to him if he shows it's no fluke. If we do a straight 5-4-3 weighting system, Bautista would be expected to hit close to 34 home runs in 2011, plenty enough to make him a fantasy must-have. Looking beyond the long ball: he's never hit for a high average, even last season, so something around .250 should be expected (.244 career). He's also not much of a base-stealer, though he did swipe a career-high nine in 2010. RBI and runs scored are a function of his teammates more than anything, but an extreme amount of homers (like, say, 54) will obviously have a big impact. Bautista's value is enhanced by his multi-position eligibility,but drafting him in the first round and expecting another 50+ homers is unwise. There's a lot of risk here, but also a ton of reward. (Mike Axisa)

The Quick Opinion: Fifty-four homers in 2010 was a fantasy godsend, but expecting Bautista to repeat that performance next season would be unwise. The secondary fantasy skills aren't great, especially if he's not hitting 30+ homers, so make sure you weight the risk vs. reward when drafting.

Profile: It’s hard to believe, but Jose Bautista topped his monster 2010 season with an even better 2011 campaign. While both his home run and RBI totals dropped last season, Bautista led all of Major League Baseball -- and it wasn’t even close -- with a walk rate of 20.2%, leading people to mention Bautista and the great Barry Bonds in the same sentence. Thanks to his incredible patience at the plate, Bautista registered his second-lowest strikeout rate of his career, all while spending time in right field and at third base for the Blue Jays. After a scorching start to the season in April and May, Bautista cooled considerably, especially after the All Star break, but he still put up MVP-type numbers in Toronto. We’ll have to wait and see whether Bautista can hit .300 again -- he finished 2011 batting .302. With a .309 batting average on balls in play in 2011, and a better lineup around Bautista in 2012, there’s no reason to think he can’t. But this we do know: Bautista’s a stud, one of the most productive hitters in baseball, and if you have the chance to draft him, and don’t, it might be time to take a good, hard look in the mirror, and question your life choices. (Navin Vaswani)

The Quick Opinion: Bautista’s 2011 was magical, as he finished second to only Boston’s Jacoby Ellsbury in WAR. The risk the Blue Jays took in signing Bautista long-term after his monster 2010 season looks to be paying off, and should you have the chance to draft Bautista, no matter what league you’re in, do it. You won’t regret it.

Profile: Jose Bautista wasn’t able to repeat his dream 2011 season. A slow start in and left wrist injury, which eventually required surgery, ended his season after 92 games. Bautista’s walk rate fell from a career-high 20.2% in 2011 to 14.8% in 2012 -- still excellent, and similar to his 2010 walk rate of 14.6%, in his break-out season. He remains a patient hitter who can get on base and hit for power. Bautista’s accumulated 18.2 WAR over the past three seasons and has established himself as one of the American League’s better hitters. However, he’s coming off wrist surgery, and that’s always cause for concern. A legitimate fantasy option, he could fall into your lap on draft day. But he won’t be on the board for long. (Navin Vaswani)

The Quick Opinion: Jose Bautista couldn’t repeat his 2011 season, but he’s established himself as one of the American League’s above-average hitters -- his 18.2 WAR over the past three years is fourth in the American League. As for being a legitimate, top-tier fantasy option in any league? Bautista is coming off wrist surgery, which is always cause for concern.

Profile: If you were expecting Jose Bautista to keep replicating his monstrous 2010 and 2011 performances, the last two seasons have been quite disappointing. Wrist and hip injuries have cut into his playing time, and when he has been on the field, he simply has not been the offensive force of of 2010 and 2011. At 33, Bautista may be no longer a first round fantasy pick, but he is still a top tier outfielder in most leagues. Despite missing substantial playing time in 2012 and 2013, he still hit almost 30 home runs in each season. Selling out on fastballs for power may have caught up with his batting average, but his overall plate discipline remains very good, and he still walks almost as much as he strikes out -- and he is good in both categories. Something like .260/.370/.510 (with about 30 home runs over even 130 to 140 games) may not make him one of the top picks in your league, but he is still one of the better-hitting outfielders in baseball. Don't let the drop off from monstrosity let him fall too far in your draft. (Matt Klaassen)

The Quick Opinion: Jose Bautista is no longer the terrifying hitter of 2010 and 2011, but his power and plate discipline still makes him one of the better-hitting outfielders in baseball.

Profile: Since his 2010 emergence, baseball fans have been treated to two varieties of Jose Bautista seasons: a) he stays mostly healthy and is awesome; b) he misses time with injury, and is still pretty awesome when he plays. After two good but injury-marred seasons in 2012 and 2013, in 2014 Bautista played in 155 games (his most since 2010) and reminded the league just how much of a badass he is, hitting .286/.403/.524 with 35 home runs. Now in his mid-30s, it would be unfair to expect Bautista to repeat that effort, even if he did improve his strikeout and walk rates over 2013. Given his age and his past, there should be some concern over Bautista's health, but really, what 2012 and 2013 show is just how reliable he is even when he is struggling. (How many teams would kill to have a player that "struggled" like Jose Bautista?). Jose Bautista is a pretty safe bet. Even regressing back to something like .270/.380/.510, a 30+ home run hitter like Bautista is one of the top fantasy outfielders after Mike Trout, Giancarlo Stanton, Andrew McCutchen, Yasiel Puig, and a few others. He really only helps in three categories, but he dominates them. (Matt Klaassen)

The Quick Opinion: Even when Bautista has a down year, he is still a very good fantasy outfielder fantasy baseball. In 2014, he showed that when he is healthy, he dominates in three categories, put him just outside the exalted ring.

Profile: Can you believe it's been six years since Bautista broke out in his age 29 season? Late bloomers are often early decliners, but that's not been the case with Bautista. He remains one of the best power hitters in the league with more walks than strikeouts in each of the last two seasons. The ingredients are in place for another huge season. The Blue Jays offense may be even more imposing than last year when they outscored the second best Yankees by a whopping 127 runs. It's tempting to see Bautista's .237 batting average on balls in play and cry "bad luck." Resist the urge. Bautista has a history of low BABIPs due to sky high infield fly rates and low line drive rates. However, his home run rate is sufficient to buoy his batting average. He's also a dead pull hitter which encourages opposing defenses to make adjustments. The 35-year-old is entering the final year of his contract with Toronto. In my estimation, the team stands a decent chance to re-sign him. While he's an everyday outfielder, he suffers from just enough physical ailments to need the designated hitter security blanket. There will only be a couple teams with the proper budget and roster structure to woo Bautista. (Brad Johnson)

The Quick Opinion: Joey Bats will once again lead the most terrifying offense in the league with tape measure bombs and 80 grade bat flips. It's rare to find a player who can bash 40 home runs AND walk more than he strikes out.